Pulsed instabilities in solid-propellant rockets

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 657-665

  Culick, F E C ^a   Burnley, V ^a   Swenson, G ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; GAS DYNAMICS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OSCILLATIONS; SOLID PROPELLANTS; STABILITY;

MACH NUMBER; PULSED INSTABILITIES; SOLID PROPELLANT ROCKETS; SUBCRITICAL BIFURCATION;

ROCKETS;

EID: 0029344906     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.23891     Document Type: Article

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